Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I’m right and I’ll be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first—rock ‘n’ roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It’s them twisting it that ruins it for me. (1966, citat în Patrick Cadogan, The Revolutionary Artist: John Lennon’s Radical Years, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009, p. 4)

It’s just an expression meaning the Beatles seem to me to have more influence over youth than Christ,” he says. “Now I wasn’t saying that was a good idea, ‘cos I’m one of Christ’s biggest fans. And if I can turn the focus on the Beatles on to Christ’s message, then that’s what we’re here to do. If the Beatles get on the side of Christ, which they always were, and let people know that, then maybe the churches won’t be full, but there’ll be a lot of Christians dancing in the dance halls. Whatever they celebrate, God and Christ, I don’t think it matters as long as they’re aware of Him and His message. (The Telegraph, 12 Jul. 2008)

Dar ceea ce m-a intrigat la el a fost următoarea afirmație:

I don’t intend to be a performing flea any more. I was the Dreamweaver, but although I’ll be around I don’t intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don’t want to die at 40. (Teresa Noel Celsi, The Beatles, Ariel Books, 1993, p. 11, sublinierea îmi aparține)

What they want is dead heroes, like Sid Vicious and James Dean. I’m not interested in being a dead-ing hero. So forget ’em, forget ’em. (Jonathan Cott, Days That I’ll Remember: Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Doubleday, 2013, p. 189, sublinierea îmi aparține)

This correspondence and his exposure to TV evangelism didn’t appear to have any effect until he suddenly announced to close friends in the spring of 1977 that he’d become a born-again Christian. He had been particularly moved by the U.S. television premiere of Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth, starring Robert Powell as Jesus, which NBC showed in two three-hour segments on Palm Sunday, April 3, 1977. A week later, on Easter day, he took Yoko and Sean to a local church service.Over the following months he baffled those close to him by constantly praising “the Lord,” writing Christian songs with titles like “Talking with Jesus” and “Amen” (the Lord’s Prayer set to music), and trying to convert non believers. He also called the prayer line of The 700 Club, Pat Robertson’s program. (Steve Turner, The Gospel According to the Beatles, Westminster John Knox Press, 2006, p. 187-188)

și auto-centrarea, egolatria ce îl punea la lucru pe Dumnezeu:

The point is this, I want happiness. I don’t want to keep on with drugs. Paul told me once, ‘You made fun of me for taking drugs, but you will regret it in the end.’ Explain to me what Christianity can do for me. Is it phoney? Can He love me? I want out of hell. (David Edwin Harrell, Jr., Oral Roberts: An American Life, Indiana University Press, 1985, p. 310)